Discusses the increase of productivity in the test room. Productivity increased when the workday was shortened. Lower production on Monday and Saturday was thought to be due to mental preoccupation in the majority of cases, not cumulative...

Interviews with the relay assembly test room operators to find out why there was low inspection efficiency. The observer concluded that talking did not delay production, but probably decreased concentration. The group had the tendency to go fast...

This research tested a path model for how rural high school students self-perceptions and environmental perceptions influence their course-related interest, school engagement, and ultimately, post-graduation intentions. Participants were 414...